Date archive forDecember, 2023
Sunday, December 31st, 2023

The pretty European city introducing new 2024 tourist ban due to overcrowding fears | Travel News | Travel

Venice has announced plans to ban loudspeakers and large tourist groups in a bid to prevent overcrowding in its city centre. The popular holiday spot in Italy sees thousands of tourists each year, with officials More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

Horror accounts reveal just how brutally Hamas fighters raped their terrified hostages | World | News

Israeli witnesses have delivered horrifying accounts of sexual violence and torture at the hands of Hamas terrorists during the devastating October terror attacks. Hamas militants descended on the Nova music More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

Keir Starmer feels the heat as one his own MPs brands him an ‘elusive leader’ | Politics | News

Party historian Jon Cruddas said the chief is a decent man but “remains an elusive leader, difficult to find”. The Dagenham and Rainham MP was commenting in his new book, A Century of Labour. Mr Cruddas, More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

Jack Grealish ‘devastated’ as Man City star breaks silence on ‘traumatic’ burglary | Football | Sport

Jack Grealish has opened up on his ‘devastation’ after thieves reportedly made off with around £1million worth of jewellery and watches while the winger was playing for Manchester City last Wednesday. Members More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

Gary Neville raises Man Utd concerns after taking gambles as Dave Brailsford gets to work | Football | Sport

United have been dismal under Erik ten Hag this season and sit seventh after nine Premier League defeats in the first half of the campaign. The Dutchman has overseen 14 losses across all competitions and some More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

North Korea threatens to launch three more spy satellites | World | News

The leader’s comments came during a ruling Workers’ Party meeting to set state goals. During the five-day meeting, which ended on Saturday, the Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim said moves by More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

Military shuns heat pumps and turns to ‘cutting edge’ boilers to warm homes | UK | News

The military has shunned climate-friendly heat pumps in favour of cheaper, “cutting edge” boilers to warm soldiers’ homes. Project Nixie, a Ministry of Defence (MoD) initiative, has worked More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

The scandal-hit new king of Denmark who takes the throne amid ‘affair’ furore | Royal | News

Queen Margrethe II‘s abdication means her son, Crown Prince Frederik, will become the next royal to sit on Denmark’s throne. The Queen, 83, shocked Europe in a surprise New Year’s Eve announcement More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

No more VAT on period pants after campaign victory | UK | News

Women will save up to £2 on the garments on average – up to 16 per cent – from today following the pledge to ditch the tax in the last autumn statement. It follows a two-year campaign by brands, retailers, More...

Sunday, December 31st, 2023

Tories in uproar as Sunak and Cummings meet for ‘secret elections talks’ | Politics | News

Boris Johnson’s former advisor Domnic Cummings has revealed that he secretly met with PM Rishi Sunak to talk about how to defeat Labour. Cummings said he met with Sunak to talk about how to trounce Keir Starmer More...